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Hollywood animators seem to have a thing for chefs. If it's not a be-toqued rat bouncing through "Ratatouille," it's a Mario Batali-voiced chef in "Fantastic Mr.

"They rolled the olive oil dice, and won." [Photographs: Robyn Lee] Del Posto 85 10th Avenue, New York NY 10011 ; 718-623-0570, delposto.com Service: Formal, proper, but a little more relaxed these days Setting: Cavernous, elegant, still a little cruise-shippy Compare It To: Marea, Alto Must-Haves: Bread basket, roasted vegetables, carne cruda, ...

Did you get shut out of the NYC Food and Climate Summit hosted by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer? The free, all-day event at NYU on December 12 includes panels on "composting your food waste" and "urban agriculture," as well as a hands-on session about canning and fermenting at home.

Six internationally recognized, award-winning celebrity chefs are lined up to create culinary magic at Marina Bay Sands with their first restaurants in Singapore, elevating the Republic's dining scene to the global stage.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian may not be known for his DJ skills, but that's exactly what he'll be doing this month at Dead Man's Hand , the rock club inside the Playground nightlife complex.

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David Chang, out and about earlier this week. Photo: Getty Images David Chang, Mario Batali, and Peter Meehan drew a crowd of well over 100 people to the Strand last night to promote Chang's debut cookbook, Momofuku , co-written by Meehan.

Gordon Ramsay has had to abandon his dreams of conquering New York, quietly selling off his flagship foreign restaurant after three years of money problems.

I was excited to hear about two new entries on the Italian scene in Kaimuki, but when I started asking friends who frequent the area if they'd tried the restaurants, the feedback was not encouraging.

Movie critics are raving about the new flick "Fantastic Mr. Fox," which opened last weekend.

Flo Fab learns a little more about the Harrods-like food hall Todd English mentioned he was working on in NYMag this week.

Tangerine, cherry, blueberry, lime and lemon -- deliciously tasty fruits, to be sure, but they're also hot hues in kitchenware.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali voices the character "Rabbit" in the animated movie "Fantastic Mr.

The Food Network's "Iron Chef America" says Philadelphia chef and restaurateur Jose Garces joins the show by winning a weeks-long battle with nine other chefs.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart skipped out on a 'Twilight: New Moon' after-party to spend more time together.

One step inside the Venetian ballroom on November 14 and it was apparent that chef Emeril Lagasse was bringing more to the table than just his cuisine.

Douglas Santi, who worked for Alain Ducasse at Louis XV in Monaco, St. Regis in New York and MiX at Vegas, is now at a new Mayfair restaurant specialising in Tuscan cuisine.

As a New York based food blogger, I often make an effort to vary my posts so that those of you not in New York--which, I imagine, is actually the large majority of you--can feel like I'm speaking to you too.

Karina Smirnoff and Emeril Lagasse at his Carnival du Vin in the Palazzo. The Carnivale du Cuisine brought together many of the top chefs in the country: Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, Bradley Odgena most of the big names were at the Venetian this weekend.

Frittatas were on the menu Sunday afternoon at Y&H's house.A It sounded like a good idea, both simple and satisfying.